Author's Note: Haha, bet you thought I'd died, didn't you? Here we are, though. And school's almost out so I might actually be writing some more soon. So, yeah. Enjoy.

Disclaimer: I don't own KH.

Drixana

It didn't make any sense. How could you have an emotional breakdown when you had no emotions? Drixana paced back and forth in her room, running her fingers through her hair and shaking her head. She wanted to cry, but the tears wouldn't come. Instead there was just this restlessness.

She stopped, and stood in one spot, thinking. Tremors continually shook her body. "What is wrong with me? I need to do something." Speaking out loud helped her calm down a little, even if it was barely audible. "It's one in the morning XIV, what are you gonna do with yourself? Why don't you go for a walk outside? Yes, that sounds like a plan."

She held out a hand to summon a portal but she couldn't focus enough to gather the energy. She let out a low frustrated shout. "I'll walk. I can walk. Calm down, Drix. This is no problem. You can't upset, Drix, you don't have a heart to break. " But the tears were starting to fall. She wanted desperately to do something, anything, to get her mind off of things.

Drixana pulled open her door and walked quickly out. She froze mid-stride. There was someone sitting across the hall from her door. "Wha-?"

Axel had been sitting with his elbows resting on his knees and his head in his hands, his spiky red hair sticking out behind him. When the door opened, he looked up sharply. For a moment, he started to speak, looking almost nervous, but his expression changed as he noticed the tears in the other Nobody's eyes.

Drixana jumped back into her room and closed the door. She wasn't entirely sure why she ran from him. Upon a quick examination of herself she found that she really wanted company, but she also didn't want her mentor to see her like this.

For a moment, Axel stood motionless, unsure what to do. He wanted to help. He stepped forward and knocked gently on the door. "Drixana?"

There was no answer. Cautiously, the Flurry of Dancing Flames opened the door. He walked inside to find Number XIV sitting on the edge of her bed, her shoulders shaking slightly, her face hidden behind her hair. "Drixana, are you okay?"

She didn't reply. She still didn't know what was bothering her. She wasn't supposed to be upset. She couldn't. It wasn't supposed to happen. The bed shifted slightly as Axel sat down next to her. Drixana's brain was going a million places at once. She didn't know what she thought.

Slowly, still very cautious, Axel placed a hand on Drixana's trembling shoulders. At first, she pulled away from the contact, but after a few seconds, the shivering began to die down. Suddenly, she was pressed up against him, obviously looking for comfort. Axel was surprised, but at the same time sort of glad. Was it luck that he hadn't been able to sleep that night? Was it chance that he had been thinking of her? What had drawn him to sit outside of XIV's room? He wrapped his arms around the still rather upset Nobody and rested his chin on top of her head.

There, wrapped in Axel's warm embrace, everything suddenly seemed right. She felt as though nothing could reach her there. After a few moments, the tears stopped. After a few minutes, she was calm again. "I'm sorry, Axel."

He let his arms fall back to his sides so that she could move but she stayed there next to him, leaning against him. "For what?"

Her voice was slightly muffled by his shoulder as she turned her head. "Being so weak. I'm not supposed to fall apart like that. I don't have a heart, remember?"

"Drixana, you shouldn't be sorry about that. It's not your fault." He hoped he was helping. For some reason he really wanted to help her right now.

For a few moments. She didn't reply. She didn't want to argue with him, not when he was trying to help. Finally, Drixana said, "Thank you."

"Not a problem," Axel said casually.

Drixana slowly pulled away from him. "Hey, Axel, will you stay with me a bit longer? I don't wanna be alone just yet."

For some reason, Axel liked this idea. He tried not to show it. He didn't want to worry her or anything. "Sure."

"I don't really know what I want to do, though."

He didn't reply; he was looking into her blue eyes. They were much calmer than when he had first seen her that night. She looked back, and saw something in his green ones that she didn't quite understand. "Axel, why were you sitting outside my room?" she asked softly.

She didn't seem worried about it, just curious. For a moment, he hesitated. He didn't want to scare her away, not now when he was this close. "I- I'm not sure, Drix. You see I think… Maybe…"

And then he kissed her.